Reliability sweetens the deal for far north sugarcane farmers
Proserpine sugarcane farmer and contractor Peter Miotto is preparing for another busy harvest, and one that even a fierce tropical cyclone only two months ago couldn’t prevent. Cyclone Debbie roared across the Queensland coast on March 28, just north of Proserpine at Airlie Beach, and while her ferocity exacted a devastating toll on the state’s […]
Henty takes on ANZ as banking partner
ANZ’s investment and expertise in Australia’s agricultural sector has resulted in its appointment as the Henty Machinery Field Days strategic banking partner. Henty Machinery Field Days chairman Ross Edwards said the bank’s industry expertise, professionalism, demonstrated understanding and commitment to HMFD’s strategy made it a perfect fit. HMFD’s annual event is southern Australia’s largest agricultural […]
Hermann Lohbeck speaks for Claas
Hermann Lohbeck has been named as speaker for CLAAS Group Executive Board. He will take over from Lothar Kriszun on 1 October 2017, who is retiring at that point. Source: AFDJ eNews “Lothar Kriszun has achieved a lot for our company. He has held management posts in a wide variety of areas over the course of […]
Graduate apprentices of the year
A total of 33 young service technicians graduated from the latest John Deere Ag Tech, Parts Tech and Turf Tech advanced apprenticeship programs, run in partnership with national training provider ProVQ. Source: AFDJ eNews John Deere has also been listed for the first time as one of the best 100 employers for school leavers in the UK, the only agricultural and turf machinery company to […]
No Agrimac buy out by O’Connors
O’Connors Farm Machinery has confirmed the deal to buy out machinery dealer Agrimac has fallen over. Source: The Weekly Times The takeover bid would have increased the number of O’Connors dealerships to nine, making it the largest dealer network in Australia. O’Connors has six dealerships with branches in Birchip, Horsham, Warracknabeal, Shepparton, Corowa and Bordertown and would have picked […]
NZ farmer confidence is high
New Zealand farmer confidence and investment intentions jumped to record levels in the second quarter of this year, buoyed by improved commodity prices. Source: The New Zealand Herald Rabobank said net farmer confidence rose to 54% from 27% in the March quarter, hitting the highest level since its survey began in 2003. Investment intentions lifted across all agricultural […]
Tech should be the focus of farm investment
The “get big or get out” drive for greater economies of scale in Australian agriculture is not really working for farmers any more. Source: The North Queensland Register To be profitable today producers probably still need to get bigger, but real gains come with investing seriously in agricultural technology according to the Australia and New Zealand […]
Agribuisiness leaders graduate
Agribusiness leaders from across Australia celebrated completing the Australian Agribusiness Leadership Program at a graduation in Sydney last night. Source: AFDJ eNews Addressing and presenting certificates to the graduates, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Luke Hartsuyker, said leaders like those graduating make agribusiness an exciting industry to be involved in. “Agribusiness in Australia is […]
Australian farm production on trend
The gross value of Australian farm production is forecast to dip by 4.6% to $59.9 billion in 2017–18, following last year’s record-breaking returns, according to the Agricultural Commodities, June quarter 2017 issue. Source: AFDJ eNews The recent Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) report finds the gross value of farm production […]
Budget benefits for agriculture
While the budget delivered last month didn’t propose any game-changers for the Australian machinery industry, it did have some initiatives that could see benefits for manufacturers, dealers and regional businesses according to the TMA. Source: AFDJ eNews The continuation of the $20,000 instant asset write-off for equipment expenses encourages small business owners to purchase machinery and other agricultural […]